ANNOUNCEMENT:
Fight Night
Is Saturday
Friday's weigh in at Hartford (L-R): Main event, heavyweights "Diamond" Dominique Alexander, promoter Jacqui Cartelli, and Tony "TNT" Grano. Hard Hittin' Promotions director of boxing Craig Salamone is in background.
Photo by: Steve Giarratana
Bob Trieger
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WEIGHTS FROM HARTFORD
Grano 224lbs., Alexander 216 ½ lbs
HARTFORD -- The official weigh-in was held Friday for tonight’s professional boxing show, “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic,” which is being presented by Hard Hittin’ Promotions at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
MAIN EVENT - 8 ROUNDS -- HEAVYWEIGHTS
TONY GRANO (17-2-1, 13 KOs), Hebron, CT 224 LBS.
DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER (20-10-1, 10 KOs), Topeka, KS 216 ½ LBS.
6 ROUNDS – BANTAMWEIGHTS
DANNY AQUINO (5-1, 1 KO), Meriden, CT 120 ½ LBS.
JAMES OWENS (4-2, 2 KOs), Milwaukee, WI 121 LBS.
6 ROUNDS – LIGHTWEIGHTS
FRANK TRADER (7-0, 2 KOs), Philadelphia, PA 130 LBS.
TOMMY ATENCIO (5-6, 3 KOs), Denver, CO 134 ½ LBS.
4 ROUNDS – SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS
JOSEPH PEREZ (5-0, 2 KOs), E. Hartford, CT 130 LBS.
ESTEBAN NICHOL (2-0, 1 KO), Colorado Springs, CO 130 LBS.
6 ROUNDS – WELTERWEIGHTS
SHAKHA MOORE (10-15-3, 2 KOs), Norwalk, CT 148 LBS.
NOEL GARCIA (2-8, 1 KO), Springfield, MA 148 LBS.
3 ROUNDS – WHEELCHAIR EXHIBITION
IAN CANNON, Glastonbury, CT
LUIS REYNOSO, Springfield, MA
(ALL FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
WHAT: “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic”
WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 2011
WHERE: Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
PROMOTER: Hard Hittin’ Promotions
TICKETS: $100.00 (ringside), $80.00 (preferred seating), $60.00 (reserved) and $40.00 (general admission) and are available to purchase by calling 860.402.4838 or The Lions Den at 860.613.2394
INFORMATION: Doors open at 6:00 PM/ET, first bout at 7:30 PM/ET
Willie Pep: Born Gugliermo Papaleo in 1922 in Middletown, CT. He was a 2-time world champion who retired in 1966 after a 26 year professional career with an amazing 229-11-1 (65 KOs) record. In 1990, Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. He died November 23, 2006 at the age of 84.
-HHP-
CONTACTS:
Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, 978.664.4482, bobtfcp@hotmail.com
Nikki Valletti, Conn. Convention Center, 860.249.6000, nvalletti@ctconventions.com
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